Free Bus Service Gets You From A to B

Community

By bellmannews / August 31, 2024

WHAT not to like about an accessible, free bus service that will pick you up and drop you off just where you want to go?

Stonehaven A2B is a council operated minibus service providing travel for shopping or other local services or facilities.

The service is free to use and is available for people that have difficulty walking, people with other disabilities or residents who don’t live near a regular bus route. This A2B bus service offers low floor and wheel-chair accessible transport.

All you need to do is make a booking for your journeys on this door-to-door service – see the information below.

Where can you Go? – Areas covered

The dial-a-bus service covers:

• Catterline
• Chapelton
• Inverbervie
• Newtonhill
• Portlethen
• Stonehaven town

Operating times

The service operates Monday to Friday.

During the festive period, the service doesn’t operate between 25th December and 2nd January. 

Stonehaven town service

Wednesday and Friday:

• First pick-up from 9am
• Last drop-off by 2:45pm

Thursday:

• First pick-up from 9:30am
• Last drop-off by 2:45pm

Inverbervie – Portlethen

Stonehaven – Portlethen

Stonehaven – Newtonhill

How to book

You can book up to 7 days before travel or 14 days for health-related trips, but no later than the day before travel. To make a booking please  email a2bdialabus@aberdeenshire.gov.uk or call the A2B dial-a-bus hotline on 01467 535 333 (option 1). The booking line is open Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 3:30pm. 

View A2B dial-a-bus privacy notice (PDF 146KB). 

Contact

For any queries, or to request an information leaflet including the operating days and times, please email a2bdialabus@aberdeenshire.gov.uk or call the A2B dial-a-bus hotline on 01467 535 333 (option 3). The general enquiries line is open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.